As Trump Calls Putin ‘A Genius’, Russia Positions 3 Guided-Missile Cruisers In The Black And Mediterranean Seas In Stunning Ramp Up To All-Out War

February 23, 2022 admin News 0

As Trump praises Putin, three Russian guided-missile cruisers have been arrayed across the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to counter three NATO carrier strike groups, causing concern in the Pentagon, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Tuesday.

Events surrounding the burgeoning invasion of Ukraine by Russia changes by the hour, getting more and more intense as the minutes tick by. Like I said the other day, if this is a bluff, it is the most-realistic bluff in modern day geopolitical history. It is eerily similar to the posturing and movements of Hitler on the eve of taking control of the Rhineland in 1936. In the midst of this riveting drama being played out in real time, former US president Donald Trump took the time to praise the Russian dictator, surprising even his most hardcore followers. Interesting move to say the least.

“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.” Proverbs 29:11 (KJB)

I can’t imagine that praising Putin at this time of the incursion into Ukraine is going to age well, and should an actual, all-out Russian stomping of the Ukrainian people take place, Trump is going to come to greatly regret making these comments at this time. It looks for all the world that Putin is about to risk all-out war, he is rapidly approaching the point of no return.

Russian Navy Cruisers Positioned to Counter U.S., French and Italian Carrier Groups in the Mediterranean

FROM USNI NEWS: As of Monday, the three Slava-class cruisers were operating in and around the Aegean Sea – RTS Moskva (121) in the Black Sea, RFS Varyag (011) south of Italy and RTS Marshal Ustinov (055) off the coast of Syria, near Russia’s naval base in Tartus. Moskva is based in the Black Sea, while Marshal Ustinov traveled from the Northern Fleet and Varyag from the Pacific Fleet. Ustinov and Varyag entered the Mediterranean from opposite ends earlier this month.

The three 11,500-ton Slavas were designed around launchers that can hold 16 SS-N-12 Sandbox anti-ship cruise missiles – each about the size of a telephone pole. Developed in the 1970s, the Slavas and the Sandboxes were designed to take on U.S. and NATO aircraft carriers by overwhelming them with a barrage of high-speed cruise missiles to sink ships.

“I said, ‘This is genius,’” Trump said on a right-wing podcast. “Putin declared a big portion of … Ukraine … as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. … I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s strongest peace force. … We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re going to keep the peace all right. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy … I know him very well. Very, very well.” source

The position of the cruisers around the Aegean is a complication for the U.S., Italian and French carrier strike groups that have been operating in the Mediterranean the last several weeks.

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), its escorts and Carrier Air Wing 1 have been tasked by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin since late December to remain on station in the region, as tensions between the West and Russia have been enflamed over Russian troops massed at the Russian border. Italian Navy F-35B aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH-550) and French Navy carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) and their escorts are also operating in the Mediterranean.

As the Russians have massed naval assets in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, the U.S. has surged additional guided-missile cruiser and destroyers to U.S. 6th Fleet. As of Tuesday, the U.S. has about a dozen guided-missile warships operating in the region, USNI News understands. READ MORE

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